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Illinois's best tight ends since 2004
Daniel Barker leads with 827 receiving yards in 28 games at Illinois; Jon Davis had 658.
Every tight end with 5 or more games at Illinois since 2004, ranked by receiving yards; the lines are each player's receiving yards game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
15 tight ends with 5+ games at Illinoisreceiving yards
| # | player | seasons | games | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Barker | 2018–2021 | 28 | 827 | 64 | 11 |
| 2 | Jon Davis | 2011–2014 | 39 | 658 | 71 | 7 |
| 3 | Tip Reiman | 2021–2023 | 24 | 420 | 41 | 5 |
| 4 | Matt LaCosse | 2011–2014 | 20 | 397 | 38 | 6 |
| 5 | Lou Dorsey | 2017 | 9 | 395 | 22 | 3 |
| 6 | Tanner Arkin | 2023–2025 | 19 | 226 | 30 | 6 |
| 7 | Luke Ford | 2020–2022 | 16 | 217 | 27 | 2 |
| 8 | Cole Rusk | 2025 | 8 | 217 | 19 | 1 |
| 9 | Caleb Reams | 2016–2019 | 10 | 207 | 21 | 1 |
| 10 | Griffin Moore | 2022–2023 | 9 | 178 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | Tyler White | 2014–2016 | 9 | 106 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | Ainslie Johnson | 2015–2016 | 5 | 88 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Nathan Echard | 2015–2017 | 14 | 74 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Andrew Davis | 2015–2016 | 6 | 65 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | Tim Clary | 2013–2015 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 0 |
Also at Illinois: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, defenders, kickers, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.